Homer the hero as Bath grind out vital win
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Bath recorded their first Aviva Premiership victory for almost two months as they moved second in the table behind runaway leaders Northampton after subduing Recreation Ground visitors Sale 12-3.
Full-back Tom Homer kicked four penalties to halt Bath's worrying Premiership losing run that had seen them suffer successive defeats against play-off rivals Saracens, Saints and Exeter.
For large parts of a dour encounter Bath looked short on confidence, yet Homer inched them to a 12-3 victory by punishing Sale's set-piece indiscipline.
Fly-half Danny Cipriani landed a first-half penalty fo…
